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General U.S. Statistics
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Approximately 56,300 new HIV infections occurred in the United States in 2006. (CDC,
Estimates of New HIV Infection in the United States 
, 2008)
 
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In 2007, an estimated total of 1.2 million people were living with HIV in the U.S. (UNAIDS,
2008 Report on the Global AIDS Epidemic 
)
 
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Since the first reports of AIDS in the U.S. in 1981, it is estimated that at least 1.6 million people inthe U.S. have been infected with HIV. (CDC
, HIV/AIDS Surveillance Report, Volume 16, 2005)
 
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Approximately one in five of people living with HIV in the U.S. are unaware they are infected. (CDC,
HIV Prevalence Estimates—United States 
, 2008)
 
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Individuals who are unaware of their HIV-positive status potentially may account for 54 to 70percent of all new sexually transmitted HIV infections in the U.S. (
UNAIDS, December 2006 AIDS Epidemic Update)
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From 2002 to 2006, the estimated number of deaths of persons with AIDS in the United Statesdecreased 17 percent. (CDC,
HIV/AIDS Surveillance Report, 2006)
 
HIV/AIDS and Children: U.S. Statistics
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An estimated 100 to 200 infants in the U.S. are newly infected with HIV annually, nearly all throughmother-to-child transmission
.
 
(CDC,
Mother-to-Child HIV Transmission and Prevention, 2007 
)
 
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In 2006, 566 cases of HIV infection in children were newly reported in the U.S. (CDC,
HIV/AIDS Surveillance Report, 2006)
 
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In 2006, 86 cases of AIDS in children were newly reported in the U.S. (CDC,
HIV/AIDS Surveillance Report, 2006)
 
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From 2002 to 2006, the estimated number of AIDS cases in the U.S. decreased 64 percentamong children under 13 years of age. (CDC,
HIV/AIDS Surveillance Report, 2006)
 
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Since the beginning of the epidemic in the U.S., an estimated 8,460 children under the age of 13diagnosed with AIDS were infected perinatally
.
(CDC,
Mother-to-Child HIV Transmission and Prevention, 2007 
)
 
The HIV/AIDS Epidemic in the United States
 
Elizabeth Glaser Pediatric AIDS Foundation
1140 Connecticut Ave NWSuite 200Washington, DC 20036T: 202.296.9165F: 202.296.9185www.pedaids.org
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